Best 5 Grand Peres Aux Bleuets Blueberry Dumplings Recipes

GRAND PERES AUX BLEUETS (BLUEBERRY DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• In a large deep saucepan, boil blueberries, sugar, ginger and water for 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and baking powder; mix in butter with fingers or pastry blender.
• Add milk and stir until a uniform batter is formed.
• To prepare dough in a food processor: place flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and baking powder into bowl of food processor and mix for a few seconds; add butter and pulse a few times to blend; add milk while machine is running and stop the motor as soon as dough shapes into a ball around knife blade.
• Use a tablespoon to drop batter on top of blueberry sauce, cover, and simmer 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in dumplings comes out clean.

BLUEBERRIES 'N' DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the cider and tapioca; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the blueberries and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, uncovered; stirring occasionally. Stir in almond extract; continue simmering., For dumplings, in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. In a small bowl, beat the egg, milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened (batter will be stiff)., Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto simmering blueberry mixture. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in dumplings comes out clean (do not lift lid while simmering)., In a small bowl, beat cream and syrup until soft peaks form. Spoon blueberry mixture into serving bowls; top with dumplings. Serve with maple cream.

BLUEBERRY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Filling: Adjust oven rack to the lowest level and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Wash the berries in a bowl of cold water, remove any leaves or stems and drain well.
• In a 2 ½ to 3 quart casserole with a tight fitting lid, stir together the sugar and water until the sugar dissolves.
• Add the berries and cover with the lid.
• Bake on the lower rack for about 30 minutes or until the filling gives off a little steam.
• While the filling is baking, begin preparing the batter so that you are able to make the dumplings quickly.
• Dumplings: In a medium size bowl blend together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Pour the milk into a small saucepan.
• Cut the butter into small pieces and add to the milk.
• Warm over moderate heat until the milk is warm and the butter is almost completely melted.
• Turn off the heat and leave the mixture in the saucepan on the burner so that the milk stays warm and butter stays melted.
• Get ready in your workspace: a fork to mix with and two large oval soupspoons to form the dumplings.
• When the blueberry filling is ready, remove the casserole from the oven, but do not remove the lid.
• With a fork, stir the milk mixture into the flour only until the milk has been absorbed.
• The batter should look lumpy and under mixed.
• Remove the lid from the top of the casserole and keep it close by.
• Drop large spoonfuls of the batter on top of the blueberry mixture forming first a circle and then filling in the center of the circle.
• The dumplings will sink a little.
• Return the lid to the top and place back into the oven.
• Continue cooking for 15 minutes.
• Do not remove the lid until this baking time has elapsed.
• Remove from the oven and place on a rack.
• Remove the lid and let cool for 15 minutes before serving.
• Whip the crème fraîche (or whipping cream) until thickened.
• To serve, spoon into deep bowls and top with a dollop of cream fraîche or whipping cream.

BERTHA'S BLUEBERRY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Rub in lard with fingers. Stir in milk to make a soft dough.
• In a deep skillet, boil water. Reduce heat to a simmer and stir in sugar until dissolved. Stir in blueberries. Drop dough by rounded spoonfuls into simmering blueberry syrup. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Serve.

GRANDS-PERES AU SIROP D'ERABLE (CANADIAN MAPLE SYRUP DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Rub in margarine until mixture is crumbly. Add milk and mix until a smooth dough forms.
• Combine maple syrup and water in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Scoop dough into dumplings using an ice cream scoop and drop gently into the boiling syrup. Reduce heat to low and simmer, keeping saucepan covered, until dumplings are cooked but not gooey and syrup has thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.